Adam at Candlestick

December 19, 2013 7:19 AM

Photo: Skeeter Hagler/Courtesy Adam Flowers

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Dec. 22, 1985: Most of our photos in the Chronicle archives are in black and white. I was excited to see the Marlboro billboard and old 49ers scoreboard in color. 10-year-old Adam is trying to play it cool here ... less

Dec. 22, 1985: Most of our photos in the Chronicle archives are in black and white. I was excited to see the Marlboro billboard and old 49ers scoreboard in color. 10-year-old Adam is trying to play it cool here ... more

Photo: Skeeter Hagler, (Courtesy Adam Flowers)

Dec. 22, 1985: Most of our photos in the Chronicle archives are in... Photo-5620196.76418 - GreenwichTime

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Adam on the sideline. I see Mike Wilson playing catch with a young Jerry Rice in the background, with the Berkeley Farms Jr. 49ers Club sign in back of that. Kind of surprised we don't see a frisbee dog.

Adam on the sideline. I see Mike Wilson playing catch with a young Jerry Rice in the background, with the Berkeley Farms Jr. 49ers Club sign in back of that. Kind of surprised we don't see a frisbee dog.

Photo: Skeeter Hagler, Courtesy Adam Flowers

Adam on the sideline. I see Mike Wilson playing catch with a young... Photo-5620197.76418 - GreenwichTime

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Keena Turner and a good angle of the Marlboro Man. Our family sits in Section 32, which overlooks this area near the end zone. Even back then, it was the part of the stadium that had the most fights.

Keena Turner and a good angle of the Marlboro Man. Our family sits in Section 32, which overlooks this area near the end zone. Even back then, it was the part of the stadium that had the most fights.

Photo: Skeeter Hagler, (Courtesy Adam Flowers)

Keena Turner and a good angle of the Marlboro Man. Our family sits... Photo-5620198.76418 - GreenwichTime

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What's most shocking is how little the stadium has changed in 28 years. This scoreboard is identical, minus the Chevron and Coke ads, replaced with a Jumbotron. Quick, look to the left, Adam! there's Bill Ring!

What's most shocking is how little the stadium has changed in 28 years. This scoreboard is identical, minus the Chevron and Coke ads, replaced with a Jumbotron. Quick, look to the left, Adam! there's Bill Ring!

Photo: Skeeter Hagler, (Courtesy Adam Flowers)

What's most shocking is how little the stadium has changed in... Photo-5620199.76418 - GreenwichTime

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Adam, looking appropriately blown away by his luck. The photo messenger gods were good to Adam and his dad. This is a pretty nice and sunny day for three days before Christmas at Candlestick Park.

Adam, looking appropriately blown away by his luck. The photo messenger gods were good to Adam and his dad. This is a pretty nice and sunny day for three days before Christmas at Candlestick Park.